Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1970
A Taste Of Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
SUN 114A 1 S XSBV 13039-1K A1 SXRunout A etched
T 1 P XSBV 130390-1A TX B3Runout B etched / P, B3 stamped
XSBV 130389Matrix A, on label
XSBV 130390Matrix B, on label
XSBV 130389-1F PSide A - Etched (P - Stamped)
XSBV 130390-1F PSide B - Etched (P - Stamped)
XSBV 130389Side A - Label
XSBV 130390Side B - Label
XSBV-130 389- 1J SUN- 114-ARunout side A
XSBV-130390-1B T IXRunout side B
XSBV 130389Label side A
XSBV 130390Label side B
T1 XSBV 13039-1A A3Runout A etched
T 1 XSBV 130390-1B ARunout B etched / P, B3 stamped
XSBV 130389Matrix A, on label
XSBV 130390Matrix B, on label
SUN-114-ASide A
SUN-114-BSide B
EP-114-1Side 1 runout
EP-1142 1-1BSide 2 runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Sun SNL-933789 / Sun SMX34894First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Sun SUN 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Birchmount BM 635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Bellaphon Records BI 1595 / SunFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Sun SNL-933789 / Sun SAML-933904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN #114LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN #114First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN #114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN #114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN #114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN #114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN 114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SUN-EP-114First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Jukebox | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Jukebox |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Sun SQ 20033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Sun 6467 015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun ST-93204LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun ST-95637LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Sun SUN-114LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Sun SUN-114LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN-114 / Sun SW-95637LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Sun 6467 015LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of A Taste Of Country are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Sun SUN-114, released April 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUN-114, SNL-933789, SUN 114, BM 635) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUN 114A 1 S XSBV 13039-1K A1 SX and T 1 P XSBV 130390-1A TX B3. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
